What Is the 2015 Word of the Year?

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socialism – n. a way of organizing a society in which major industries are owned and controlled by the government rather than by individual people and companies

terrorism – n. the use of violent acts to frighten the people in an area as a way of trying to achieve a political goal

fascism – n. a way of organizing a society in which a government ruled by a dictator controls the lives of the people and in which people are not allowed to disagree with the government

feminism – n. the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities

racism – n. poor treatment of or violence against people because of their race

capitalism – n. a way of organizing an economy so that the things that are used to make and transport products (such as land, oil, factories, ships, etc.) are owned by individual people and companies rather than by the government

communism – n. a way of organizing a society in which the government owns the things that are used to make and transport products (such as land, oil, factories, ships, etc.) and there is no privately owned property